UNWTO and the ONCE Foundation Seek Best Accessible Destinations

The first edition of the “Accessible Tourism Destination” (ATD) distinctions, which will recognize and promote sites that are accessible to all has been launched this summer by UNWTO and Fundación ONCE. The aim is to publicize locations “that make an important effort so that their destination can be enjoyed by any tourist, regardless of their physical, sensory […]

How to design sustainable tourism (in Italy and Europe)

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How to design sustainable tourism (in Italy and Europe) Many times I hear people saying they don’t know how to apply sustainability to their business or even more they don’t know what sustainable tourism is and how to design sustainable tourism. I had some thoughts writing this article because after years of studies and several […]

Sustainable Tourism World community welcomes Ethnotourism.org

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´Honoring the efforts of 169 Convention about Indigenous and Tribal people, where the main objective is: the respect and rights of the control of their own institutions, lifestyle, economic developments, strength  the identity and religion[1], we build  a project  where innovate and diversify tourism services through  real experiences and respect in our ethnic communities. Ethnotourism.org […]

SURF for a Sustainable Economy Applied to the Hotel Industry

SURF Framework for a Sustainable Economy

Hello STWlovers, Today I am happy to share with you an interesting practical framework for approaching sustainable development and the green economy. It was developed by Marilyn Waite, an author with extensive knowledge in sustainability. The SURF approach is a holistic approach to sustainability; I am sharing it with you because I found it to […]

Sustainablevisit.com sustainable tourism planning platform

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  I am very happy to collaborate with Marilyn Waite at SustainableVisit.com, the website is full of tips and suggestions about sustainable tourism: destinations, itineraries, hotel & accommodation. For a while my desire has been to develop a similar product, but I soon realized the amount of information, work and skills required to obtain a […]

About Sustainable Tourism World

About Sustainble Tourism World Welcome to Sustainable Tourism World!! This project came from a need I had when looking for information for my thesis in 2011. I could not find any helpful website to give me info about sustainable tourism and what it is possible to do as a sustainable tourism operator. So I began […]

About Sara Vitali, STW founder

Hi thanks for visiting my page. I am Sara Vitali, sustainable tourism expert, my mission is to make this world a better place through the skills I already have and the ones I will acquire on the way. If this is also your mission then we should work together. – Sustainable tourism consulting – sustainability in […]

How to design a Tourism Questionnaire for Sustainable tourism

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How to design a Tourism Questionnaire for Sustainable tourism During my work experience at the Mountain Community of Lario and Ceresio valleys, I had to set up & deliver a survey to understand the importance of sustainability in tourism on the northern side of Lake Como. I am happy to share this work on sustainable […]

Sustainable tourism in the UK

Sustainable Tourism: Bryn Elltyd eco guest house it’s carbon neutral since 2012 We are a tiny three-star Welsh guesthouse with six bedrooms,700ft up a Welsh mountain in an 1883 stone house. It has taken us five years, but we went carbon neutral over three years ago. We have no staff…no big government grants, just two […]